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GRAYON AND FRASER HOLDER. N0. 269,468. Patented Dec. 19, 18812..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM ROUNDS, OF CHESTER, VERMONT.

CRAYON AND ERASER HQLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 269,468, dated December19, 1882,

' Application filed March 28, 1882. (Model) i To all whom t't mayconcern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM RoUNDs, of Chester, in the county of Windsorand State of Vermont, have invented certain Improvements in a Chalk,Crayon, and Eraser Holder Combined, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide an inexpensive crayon anderaser holder com bined which may be used to advantage in all kinds ofblackboard work; and it consists in tonstructing from onestrip ofthinelastic metal, of suitable length and width, the body or main part ofcrayon-holder, and in sucha way as at the same time to form at one endthereof a loop which serves as a clamp to receive and hold the eraser,which may be made of cotton, cotton or wool flannel, or other suitablematerial, and inserted therein preparatory to adjusting the holder forthe reception of the crayon.

My combined holder is composed of two pieces-to wit, the body or mainpart thereof and a metallic ring or band-as shown by the accompanyingdrawings, which are made a part of this specification, and in which-Figure l is a View of my improved'holder with its clamping-band-removedand in readiness to receive the eraser. Fig. 2 is a view of the samewith the eraser inserted, and represents the holder in readiness toreceive the crayon; and Fi .,3 is aview of the holder with the eraserand crayon inserted ready for use.

The holder may be made of any suitable material, preferably of thinelastic metal, such as tin. e The body is preferably made from a singlepiece of material, cut in proper form, shapedand bent, as shown, to formthe arms or jaws A A and the curved portion B, which unites thejaws andforms a clamp or holder for the eraser D. The jaws are concaved andslightly corrugated at the. open end, to adapt them to the shape ofcrayon, and both the jaws and l the eraser-holdin gelain p are closedand secured by the clamping-band C.

D is the eraser, made of cotton, cotton or woolen flannel, or any othersuitable material, and inserted in the clamp B, as shown.

E is the crayon, inserted between the springjaws A A, in which positionit is adjustably secured by the clamping-band C, the adjustment .ot' thecrayon being readily ett'ected by moving band 0 toward the eraser untilthe jaws A A open enough to release the crayon, which is then projectedto expose the desired length, or retracted to entirely cover the crayon,and the jaws'secured by returning the clamping-band.

1 do not limit myself to the construction of the body of the holder ofmetal or in a single piece, as it may be made in several pieces, andfrom any suitable material; nor do llimit myself to the use of ametallic clamping-band.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A combined crayon and eraser holder, consisting of crayon-holdingarms or jaws and a clamp for holding the eraser, said jaws and clampbeing closed by a single clam ping-band.

2. A combined crayon and eraser holder, consisting ofcrayon-holding'jaws united by a curved portion, forming a clamp orholder for the eraser, and a clamping-band that secures both the crayonand eraser holders, substantially as set forth. I

3. In a combined crayon and eraser holder, the concaved spring-jaws A A,curved portion B, uniting said jaws and forming aclamp or holder for theeraser D, and the clamping WILLIAM ROUNDS.

Witnesses CHARLES F. BARRETT, LYDIA. E. BARRETT.

Having thus described my invention, what Y band C, substantially asdescribed and shown.

